Images of the Day

Alabama place kicker Jamie Christensen kicks the game winning field goal with five seconds remaining in the fourth quarter of the 2005 Cotton Bowl Classic.

Tuscaloosa County District Attorney Tommy Smith, shown working on cases in his office on Wednesday, says that his budget is so tight that he will have to lay off employees unless he receives additional funding from the state or local government.

Linda McCuiston, a care specialist at Caring Days, an adult day care center for people with memory disorders, helps Lamar Hubbs with an art exercise on Tuesday in Tuscaloosa.

Donna Boles holds Rosie, a wire-haired terrier, on Wednesday at her home in Tuscaloosa.

Randal McCloy, holding his son Randal Jr. in 2003, was the sole survivor of the mine explosion in Tallmansville, W.Va. McCloy was in critical condition Wednesday with a collapsed lung and dehydration but no sign of brain damage or carbon monoxide poisoning after being trapped for more than 42 hours, a doctor said.

Bags of Diamond Maintenance dog food are stacked at Donaldson Feed & Grain in Brookwood on Wednesday. Some pet foods produced at Diamondís Gaston, S.C., facility have been recalled because of potential aflatoxin contamination.